Journal profile · OPTICS
Photonics Research
ISSN 2327-9125 · OSA Publishing · PEOPLES R CHINA
Photonics Research: CAS Zone 1 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.11; subscription journal; median 98 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 428 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Photonics Research is published by OSA Publishing and is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Photonic and Optical Devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal publishes fundamental and applied research progress in optics and photonics. Topics include, but are not limited to, lasers, LEDs and other light sources; fiber optics and optical communications; imaging, detectors and sensors; novel materials and engineered structures; optical data storage and displays; plasmonics; quantum optics; diffractive optics and guided optics; medical optics and biophotonics; ultraviolet and x-rays; terahertz technology. Photonics Research is a joint publishing effort of the OSA and Chinese Laser Press.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): OPTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photonic and Optical DevicesEngineering15.8%
- Advanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy12.4%
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsMaterials Science6.9%
- Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchEngineering5.7%
- Orbital Angular Momentum in OpticsPhysics and Astronomy5.5%
- Optical Network TechnologiesEngineering4.9%
- Advanced Fiber Optic SensorsEngineering4.8%
- Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Optics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 7.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,905OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 357LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,138 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 339 | 22 | 118 |
| 2025 | 428 | 32 | 1,830 |
| 2024 | 335 | 34 | 4,218 |
| 2023 | 247 | 46 | 5,206 |
| 2022 | 321 | 55 | 9,436 |
| 2021 | 351 | 71 | 13,402 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (919 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- OSA Publishing
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2327-9125
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Photonics Research
What CAS zone is Photonics Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Photonics Research is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Optics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Photonics Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.11; CiteScore 12.4, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Photonics Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 75–132 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Photonics Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Photonics Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Photonics Research open access, and what is the APC?
Photonics Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .